James budd



J. BUDD.

Gate. No. 64,193. Patented April 30, 1867.

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JAMES BUDD. OF PITTSFORD, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO Bonn AND? muses LettersPatent No. 64,193, dated April I 30, 1867-.

GATE.

T0 A'L IrWHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

Be it known that I, JAMES BUDD, ofPittsford, in: the county of Monroe,and State of NewYork have invented a. new and useful Mode of Opening andClosing Gates or'Doors by means of Double-Action Lever; and I doherehydeclare that the following is a full and exact description thereof,reference being had to the'aocom panying drawing, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

Figure 1 represents aperspective view of my dou'hle-a-ction' lever gateor door.

Figure 2 represents a cross-sectionof the rollers, and mode of hangingmy gate or door.

The niiture of' my invention consists in attaching to any double gate orpair of doors four or more rollers g, either on top or bottom. I alsoattach a. douhle-action lever, at and a horizontal bar, a, running atright angles with gate or door, for the purpose of opening or shuttingthe door or gate.

To enable others to make and use myinvention, 1' will proceed todescribe its construction and operation.

I construct my gate by erecting, a frame of four upright pieces, o o oo, to which a plank, 1 7, is nailed'on top. z'z'is a narrow board ofsuitable thickneSs nailed on upright pieces 0 0 0 0, leaving a. spacebetween the upper edge of board z'izind top piecep, as seen indrawing. ee e e areoithcrshort or long strips of boards, to which the gate or dooris fastened, and on which the gateor dooris'hungQ The upper ends ofupright strips e e are united bye short strip of boarghf, on' one side,and on the opposite side the rollers gg are fastened. These,

rollers gg run on the upper edge of board 2' 2', without any cgztratrack. The upright pieces e e e e are heldin their places by a piece ofboard, it h, nailed on board z'z' ir; such a way as to leave spaceenough for the upright pieces 0 e e e to slide freely to and fro, whenthe lever a is worked. 0 c is a horizontal bar running at right angleswith the door or gate, and high enough to admit of the passage of a loadof hay when necessary. Thebox a c also-extends from twelve to fodrte'ciifeet out each way from the gate or. door, and passes through thestanchion Z, at which point is the fulcrum. To this horizontal bar 0 eare attached three double-action levers: first, the main lever a, withlevers b 6 attached {second and third, thedouble-action levers d df b bare two levers attached to main lever a and to the centre of strips ff,for the purpose of opening the door or gate. When the douhle-actionlever (Z is worked, the points or pins g g attach theleverszb b to thestripsff, and which form a. horizontal line with the fulcrum at Z, willmove on the line thus formed, and in so daing open or close the gate ordoor; and for this purpose it is necessary that they should move in thishorizontal line. The two extreme ends of bar 0 a pass through the arms rnot the upright m m, for the purpose of support, and to keep the same ina horizontal position. At either. end of the bar 0 a is attached adouble-action lever, 01, to which the cords n n are hung, for' thepurpose of opening or closing the gate or door at will, and that thosepassing through in carriages may open or close the gate or door withoutleaving the carriage. is It are narrow strips of boards, which arenailed to upright pieces 0 e e e, for the purpose of preventing thegates or doors from tipping ,up. The centre bar 0 c, with the levers aand 11b, canlbe placed at either side of the door or gate, or underground, where they can be operated in the same mannerand for the samepurpose.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the double-action lever a with the levers bib,double-action levers d (1, horizontal bar 0, strips e e e e and guidingboards 2' and it, also posts m mwitharms 1* r, the whole operatingsubstantially in the manner described and for the purpose set forth.

JAMES BUDD.

Witnesses:

GEO. FRA-UENBERGER, GEO. EICHQBN.

